La Minerve
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La Minerve was a newspaper founded in Montreal, Lower Canada by Augustin-Norbert Morin to promote the political goals of Louis-Joseph Papineau's Parti patriote. It was notably directed by Ludger Duver
Front page of the August 21, 1837 of La Minerve, displaying the eponymous Minerva
The 1896 Canadian federal election was held on June 23, 1896, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 8th Parliament of Canada. Though the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister C
La Minerve
…Confederation project which had been denounced by Papineau but was realized in 1867. The paper lost its governmental support when the Conservatives lost power in 1896 to the Liberal Party of Canada. Funding became scarce and the last edition was published on May 27, 1899. From June 14, 1830, to September 7, 1848, its…
Sir Wilfrid Laurier c. 1897
Charles Tupper photographic portrait